Takedown Report

Nebraska recovers from slow start to beat UNC

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The No. 11 Nebraska wrestling team responded to some early adversity in its dual against the No. 12 North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday night at Carmichael Arena. The Huskers avenged last year’s 22-14 loss to the Tar Heels in Lincoln by taking a 22-15 victory on the road. NU trailed 13-3 after four matches before taking five out of the final six bouts to win the dual.  The Huskers immediately started out in a hole as they had to take a forfeit at the 125-pound spot. No. 11 Zeke Moisey failed to make weigh-ins, giving the Tar Heels an early 6-0 lead.

Tucker Sjomeling improved to 11-3 (3-1 in duals) on the year with a 7-3 victory by decision over UNC’s James Szymanski to put NU on the board and reduce the deficit to 6-3. The redshirt freshman earned one takedown in each period and added an additional point for riding time.  Chad Red Jr., coming off a 6-0 performance at last weekend’s Doane Open, suffered a 5-1 defeat to A.C. Headlee, avenging last year’s loss to Red in Lincoln. The Tar Heels team lead blossomed to 13-3 after No. 6 Austin O’Connor defeated Collin Purinton 16-5 in a major decision.  Needing a spark, the Huskers turned to their senior two-time All-American (Tyler Berger). The Prineville, Ore., native stormed out of the gates with three takedowns in the first period and never looked back. The veteran Husker defeated UNC’s Sawyer Davidson in a major decision, 16-5. The victory brought the UNC lead to 13-7 heading into intermission.  With the win by Berger, he hit 100 career wins, making him just the 28th Husker in school history to achieve that feat. Berger is nine wins way from 15th place on the all-time wins list and 28 wins away from being in the top five.  Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/20952

December 17, 2018 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized